Suspected gunmen have killed a senior staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Abubakar Garba Muhammad popularly called Babangida and one other person at Birshin Fulani, along Dass Road in Bauchi metropolis.
Reports say the late Abubakar Garba Muhammad came out of his apartment on a rescue mission after hearing the scream of one of his sons who was struggling with the gunmen before he was shot and killed.
His death was announced on the official Facebook page of the institution.
Shortly after he was shot dead, the gunmen raided the house of one Alhaji Danjuma and shot him in the chest. He was rushed to the Airforce Base Hospital where he later died of gun wounds.
The gunmen also kidnapped an unidentified person at Bayara village along Dass Road. WikkiTimes could not independently verify the identity of the kidnapped victim as at press time.
Four other people have sustained various degrees of injuries during the attack.
But the Police in Bauchi has confirmed one person killed.
The Police Public Relation Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria confirmed the incident, saying the gunmen stormed the community in the early hours of Saturday and unleashed terror on the residents.
Wakil said the gunmen whose number could not be ascertained attacked the community.
“Gunmen attacked Birshin Fulani village and killed one, Abubakar Muhammad, a senior staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi.
“He was shot in the neck and died on the spot. Policemen who rushed to the scene evacuated the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, where he was certified dead.
“Our patrol team stationed at the polytechnic gate on hearing gunshots from the direction at about 4:000 am quickly rushed to the area, on sighting the light of the patrol van the gunmen fled.
“The deceased came out to rescue his children who were struggling with some people at the gate, and immediately he emerged, they shot him,” he said.
Wakil also quoted the Commissioner of Police, Sylvester Alabi, as ordering the Police to go after the gunmen and bring them to justice.
